? Jessica A. Zastrow, Wausau, received an AS degree in baking and pastry Dec. 15 from The Art Institutes International Minnesota, a regional leader in design, media arts, creative management, and culinary arts education.

? Three University of Wisconsin-Marathon County students will be traveling to Central America to further their knowledge of Spanish and biology, respectively, as part of the UW Colleges Study Abroad Program between the fall and spring semesters at UWMC.

Rosa Greenan from Eagle River will travel to Nicaragua Jan. 3 to participate in the 19-day Nica Mundo Spanish language immersion program. She will be joining 10 students from the 12 other UW Colleges campuses. As part of their trip, they will fully engage in Nicaragua's cultural traditions, family life, ecology and socio-educational progress.

Catherine Schultz, Marathon, and Kristine Seefeld, Colby, will head to Belize to learn about the plants, animals and ecology of the country's rainforest. Their weeklong experience is being co-led by Paul Whitaker, an associate professor of biology at UWMC. During their trip, Schultz, Seefeld and nine other UW Colleges students will visit South Water Caye, a pristine island along the Belize barrier reef and a part of a United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage site.

? University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students set for December graduation included: Aniwa: Kayla Schroepfer, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Peck School of the Arts; Athens: Alexander Riehle, Bachelor of Science (BS), School of Education; Marathon: Matthew Doede, Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE), Engineering and Applied Science; Mosinee: Baily Bussewitz, Bachelor of Arts (BA), College of Letters and Science; Rothschild: Michael Harbert, Master of Science (MS), School of Education; Schofield: Tsy Ly, BS, School of Information Studies; and Wausau: Mark Henry, BS, School of Education; Rebecca Lemons, Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), School of Information Studies; Samuel Reynolds, BS, School of Architecture & Urban Planning; Richard Totzke, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Lubar School of Business; Cua Vamntaubntawv Vang, BS, School of Information Studies; and Erin Wojtasiak, BS, College of Nursing.